Cathedral of the Holy Ascension Cathedral - Orthodox church is located in the town of Great Luke. Earlier, the cathedral was named the Collegiate Church of St. Peter and Paul, which operated at a female Ascension Monastery.

The history of the construction of the Ascension Convent goes back deep into centuries. The monastery was built on the site formerly occupied this place Elias Monastery, which was burned during the "Time of Troubles" in the late 16th - early 17th centuries. In 1715, the perimeter of the monastery was built stone wall, respectively, and it was located inside the Church of the Ascension, also built of stone. Church abbot's quarters were built of stone and fraternal cells were cut from a tree. Besides, on the territory of the church housed a laundry, kitchen, two cows, a small shed, sentry room and a large barn for storing feed for cows.

Holy Ascension Cathedral was built in 1752 of bricks on cash abbess named Margarita Kartseva. The temple was built in the Baroque style in an "octagon on the quadrangle." The church had three altars, the main of which was the seat of the Ascension of the Lord; in 1826 the main altar were added two more - missus Saints Boris and Gleb, and the Holy Prophet Elijah.

The Cathedral consists of a gallery, located by the west, and the church narthex, chapels located on the sides, cut apsidnoy part, a high bell tower, which had nine bells, the largest of which weighed 188 pounds and 37 pounds, and ceiling of the temple dome mushroom form. In imposing bell was an inscription that the February 10, 1828 is already the bell in the bell tower girl's Monastery of the Ascension, and the event took place during the reign of the great Russian emperor Nicholas I; creating a bell was made possible by the diligence and care of Abbess Xenophon; Bell was cast in Moscow at the famous factory of Samuel Nicholas, responsible for the job became Mayor Vorobyev.

The Holy Ascension Cathedral kept the icon of ancient origin, which is particularly revered by local parishioners - is the icon of Our Lady under the title "All the Afflicted". In addition, not less venerated relics were some Orthodox saints. It is known that in 1913 the monastery lived 130 nuns and 36 novices.

By the Ascension Cathedral in his time it was attributed to some church, house church of the Twelve Apostles, the Church of the Kazan cemetery, located in the monastery farm and several chapels: Harlampy Martyr, St. Alexander Nevsky, a healer and Saint Panteleimon.

In 1918 the closing of the Monastery of the Ascension, and then in May 1925 completely ceased any activity in the monastery and church. Before the start of World War II all the bells were removed and the building of the bell tower was completely dismantled. Not only the Ascension Monastery, but also most of the other monasteries and cathedrals of the Great Patriotic War caused irreparable harm and a lot of damage, but it is worth noting that any repairs or restoration measures been taken in this regard. The church building was soon transferred to the so-called urban bargaining, and in the temple building is equipped with the usual vegetable store.

Updated Ascension Church was consecrated only in 1990, and in 1992 it began to hold services. Today at the Holy Ascension church Sunday school. This school taught the Orthodox faith, which is based on a special course of Fr. Seraphim called the law of God; as the additional material used by teachers and a variety of other benefits, you can learn about the basics of Orthodoxy Orthodox and read children's fiction. Also, the school has a circle of needlework "Skilful hands", as well as a circle of crafts from natural materials.